FLUTINE® 20

Therapeutic indications

FLUTINE (fluoxetine) is one of the medicines that belongs to the drug group ‘selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors’ (SSRIs).

Fluoxetine eliminates depression and various anxiety disorders.

Contraindications

Do not take these medicinal capsules if you:

are allergic to fluoxetine or any of the other components of this medical product;

take other drugs used to eliminate depression, in particular irreversible non-selective MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) or reversible MAO-A inhibitors. Remember that serious or even fatal consequences may occur. Examples of such MAOI are nialamide, moclobemide, iproniazide, phenelzine, isocarboxazide, tranylcypromine, toloxaton, and also linezolid (antibiotic) and methylene blue (methylthioninium chloride) used to treat methemoglobinemia.

Side effects

If you notice one of the following symptoms and they are bother you, contact your doctor or pharmacist. The following symptoms are very common (observed in more than 10% of patients):